The Mysterious Affair At Styles

Christie launches the legendary career of Hercule Poirot with this classic tale of intrigue. Did one of the Cavendish br... (more)

Christie launches the legendary career of Hercule Poirot with this classic tale of intrigue. Did one of the Cavendish brothers poison their stepmother, Mrs. Iglethorp, or was it her new husband? (less)

Hercule Poirot, the brilliant-and eccentric- detective who, at a friend's request, steps out of retirement- and into the... (more)

Hercule Poirot, the brilliant-and eccentric- detective who, at a friend's request, steps out of retirement- and into the shadows of a classic mystery on the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court, found in her locked bedroom with the name of her late husband on her dying lips. Poirot has a few questions for her fortune-hunting new spouse, her aimless stepsons, her private doctor, and her hired companion. The answers are positively poisonous. Who's responsible, and why, can only be revealed by the master detective himself... (less)

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot's first case, in which he investigates some strange goings-on in Styles St Mary, and ha... (more)

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot's first case, in which he investigates some strange goings-on in Styles St Mary, and has nothing more than a shattered coffee cup, a splash of candle grease and a bed of begonias for clues. (less)

Agatha Christie begins the illustrious career of detective extraordinaire Hercule Poirot in this 1920 mystery classic. (more)

Agatha Christie begins the illustrious career of detective extraordinaire Hercule Poirot in this 1920 mystery classic. (less)

This is the very first Poirot/Hastings story. Set in 1916, we meet Captain Hastings as he is invalided out of the Great ... (more)

This is the very first Poirot/Hastings story. Set in 1916, we meet Captain Hastings as he is invalided out of the Great War and goes to convalesce at Styles Court, the family home of his great friend, John Cavendish. By an extraordinary coincidence, billeted in the village is a brilliant little retired detective with an egg-shaped head, who made a considerable impression on the Captain when he was in Belgium. Styles is not a happy household and in the blistering summer heat, tensions mount ... (less)

In Agatha Christie's first book, Hercule Poirot solves a baffling murder at an English country home. (more)

In Agatha Christie's first book, Hercule Poirot solves a baffling murder at an English country home. (less)